My husband bought a couple of apricot trees today. They are blooming, and in really big pots - not sure the size, 5 or 10 gallon, anyway, we had to lie them on their sides in the back of the Rover to get them home, and the branches were between the front seats, so I could bend over and smell them when I was stopped at a traffic light. The blossoms smelled very sweet, and are a delicate, pale pink. The peach trees are also blooming, the blossoms are dark pink. But it got very cold again today, and the tree man said we shouldn't plant them until the nights are at 40-50 degrees Farenheit for good, otherwise the blossoms will be burned off and they won't fruit. He says they will fruit otherwise. Everything we bought is self-pollinating, so I don't know if it would help if I used a tiny paintbrush to spread the pollen or not.
I saw in the KMart circular in today's Sunday Washington Post that Martha Stewart has ventured into the gardening sphere, and is hyping heirloom vegetables! It had a picture of Martha holding what looks like a Brandywine tomato, sort of large and lumpy-looking. |
